Alyssa Milano has launched a grassroots fundraising initiative ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Instead of endorsing a candidate in the upcoming election, she has chosen to encourage voting in swing states through the #2020Fund. The actress has partnered with the Movement Voter Project to raise money for local grassroots organizations in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, […]
Read moreHobbs & Shaw once again finished atop the box office, collecting $25.4 million during its second weekend. Variety reports that the Fast & Furious spinoff has now earned $108 million in North America and $224 million overseas. The film pulled in $60 million during its opening weekend—and whilepredictions had the movie grossing between $60 to $65 million, it was enough to […]
Read moreOne day after President Donald Trump launched an attack against “racist” Hollywood – a tirade that appeared to be inspired by the movie “The Hunt,” whose release Universal has just canceled – Hilary Swank, one of the film’s stars, told reporters at the Locarno Film Festival that it’s “important to celebrate our differences” and that the President’s divisive politics haven’t […]
Read moreFor the fourth time in history, the Primetime Emmy Awards are going host-less. Fox, which carries the ceremony this year, and the Television Academy have decided to not have a host on the show, which takes place a month and a half from now, on September 22. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier just confirmed the news during the network’s […]
Read moreNearly a year and a half after season two of FX’s Emmy-winning American Crime Story ended, the future of the Ryan Murphy-produced anthology is coming back into focus. On Tuesday, FX used its time at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour to announce that season three will focus on the saga of the Clinton presidency scandal […]
Read moreDonald Glover’s “Atlanta” has been renewed for a fourth season at FX before production on its previously-ordered third season has even begun. The Season 4 renewal was announced during the cable channel’s day at the Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, when it was also revealed that production on both upcoming seasons — which […]
Read moreJimmy Kimmel had the daunting task of being the first to take the stage Monday and open ABC’s portion of the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour following a weekend that featured not one, but two mass shootings in the U.S. The late-night host and increasingly prolific producer was asked first to comment on the […]
Read moreNot surprisingly at today’s CW panels at TCA, journalists in the audience took note of the fact that the new Batwoman series breaks ground by introducing TV’s first “out and proud” gay superhero, Kate Kane’s Batwoman, portrayed by Australian Ruby Rose, an out and proud lesbian in real life. Despite the CW’s touted commitment to diversity, however, the network can’t […]
Read moreBarbra Streisand walked an artistic tightrope at Madison Square Garden Saturday night for her first Manhattan show in 13 years. The outspoken Democrat had plenty she wanted to say about President Donald Trump and his administration, especially clear after warm introductions of President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the crowd, […]
Read moreThe Rookie series regular Afton Williamson, who played John Nolan’s (Nathan Fillion) training officer Talia Bishop, will not be returning for Season 2. In an Instagram postpublished early Sunday, Williamson alleges that she quit the ABC series because of systematic racism/racially charged comments, bullying, and sexual harassment, which remained largely ignored by the producers of the show until […]
Read moreNancy O’Dell is leaving her post at “Entertainment Tonight” after nine years of co-hosting the show. “Tonight, I’m excited to tell you about the start of a new chapter in my life,” O’Dell said on Friday night’s broadcast. “It means leaving this position, but it does not mean I am leaving the genre. I’ll be […]
Read moreChuck Lorre donned an “IMAG” hat — the logo standing for “Immigrants Make America Great” — during a press conference for his upcoming CBS sitcom “Bob Hearts Abishola” Thursday. He passed out a handful of the hats, which are yellow to contrast with President Trump’s trademark red “MAGA” hat, to TV critics after the panel […]
Read moreAdam McKay’s HBO pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers has found its first castmember. Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, HBO’s upcoming Catherine the Great) will play NBA legend Jerry West in Showtime, which McKay (Succession, Vice) is directing and executive producing. The actor will play NBA legend Jerry West in the drama about the team in the […]
Read moreSalma Hayek had no idea she was being considered for the cover of Meghan Markle’s guest-edited September issue of Vogue UK. In fact, the actress told CNN in an article published Wednesday that the two had never spoken until British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful called to put her on the phone with Meghan. At first, she […]
Read more“Crumple the flower, Jane. Now try to make it look new again,” instructs Alba, Jane’s abuela, in the opening minutes of Jane the Virgin’s pilot episode. “I can’t,” Jane replies. “That’s right, you can never go back. And that’s what happens when you lose your virginity. You can never go back. Never forget that, Jane,” warns […]
Read moreAfter a weeklong trial, a California jury has concluded that Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” is a copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought by Christian rapper Marcus Gray, professionally known as Flame, who asserted that Perry’s 2013 hit tread on his own work titled “Joyful Noise.” In particular, the plaintiff alleged that the Dr. Luke-produced song took […]
Read moreAbigail Breslin will star alongside Matt Damon in the upcoming movie “Stillwater,” which will be directed by Tom McCarthy. Participant Media acquired the project after Damon boarded the movie in May. Participant previously worked with McCarthy on his Oscar-winning drama “Spotlight.” “Stillwater” follows an American oil-rig rough neck from Oklahoma, played by Damon, who travels to Marseille to […]
Read moreQuentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — testing whether moviegoers will embrace an original summer tentpole amid a tsunami of branded IP — successfully rode its first wave in launching to $40 million at the North American box office. As expected, the Sony movie placed second over the weekend behind Disney’s The Lion King, which is […]
Read moreIt’s no secret that Jeffrey Tambor’s “Transparent” character Maura Pfefferman is killed off on the Amazon series’ upcoming musical finale. The challenge for creator Jill Soloway was how to pull that trigger tastefully, as Tambor’s exit from the show was anything but. “Our tone has always been one of — I heard someone call it ‘vigorous tonal shifts,’” Soloway […]
Read moreNetflix has picked up animated comedy “Big Mouth” for Seasons 4, 5, and 6, Variety has confirmed. The renewal is part of a new multi-year deal the streamer has signed with newly-formed animation company Brutus Pink. The company is comprised of Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, the team behind the series. Under the deal, […]
Read moreThe “Will & Grace” revival is set to send with its upcoming third season on NBC, which is the 11th season overall for the sitcom. The final season will be 18-episodes long and debut in 2020. “When NBC had the opportunity to reconnect this amazing cast and creative team, we jumped at the chance,” NBC […]
Read moreDespite their years-long feud, when Andy Cohen learned that Wendy Williams was divorcing husband Kevin Hunter, the “Watch What Happens Live” host reached out to make amends. “When she announced she was splitting, I sent her a note,” Cohen, 51, recently told Page Six, while discussing his partnership with Purina ONE. “I said, ‘Look, I’ve been staying away, but I hope […]
Read moreActor Anne Hathaway’s home is about to increase in size by one person. On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actor confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child and briefly touched upon her experience with fertility issues. “It’s not for a movie,” Hathaway joked about her baby bump, quelling potential theories that this was all a ruse for […]
Read moreKeenen Ivory Wayans is returning to television. The In Living Color creator has boarded TBS’ single-camera scripted comedy series The Last O.G. Wayans will serve as showrunner for season three, replacing Saladin Patterson. All told, Wayans is now the third showrunner on the Tracy Morgan-Tiffany Haddish comedy, with Patterson having replaced John Carcieri for season two. Carcieri — who […]
Read moreQuentin Tarantino has called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood his love letter to 1969 Los Angeles, and on Monday night, the auteur delivered that heartfelt homage right in the heart of Tinseltown at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. As the writer, director and producer of his ninth film, Tarantino’s passions for the bygone era could be […]
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